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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2024
College Raptor ranks the most affordable colleges by college major, based on the estimated net price at each institution that offers that major for a “typical” middle class family from a selected state.
The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.
The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.
"Typical" Middle Class Family
Used in the net price estimates shown below
Number in Family
4
Number In College
1
Total Income
$80,000
Total Assets
$50,000
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Reminder: All net prices shown by College Raptor are our estimates. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
Cornell University
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY City College (no-board)
|
$8,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Guam
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (off-campus)
|
$8,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Davidson College
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
Colby College
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (no-board)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$7,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 3 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$7,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$6,100
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Princeton University
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (off-campus)
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Menlo College
|
$4,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Grayson College (in-state)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Stanford University
|
$6,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 2 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University
|
$3,100
|
|
| 3 |
Elizabeth City State University
|
$8,200
|
